Jay’s Sports Blog™

I honestly was going to go with a first half recap, but I’ll save that one for Thursday’s column when there’s no news on Wednesday.

Then Josh Hamilton, star of my fantasy team, drew me into the Home Run Derby.

All I could think of was Spicoli as I watched Hamilton just OWN the first round of the Home Run Derby.

Seriously, the only thing better than watching him dominate with 28 home runs was seeing the NYPD beat up two kids that ran onto the black to get a ball. Of course the camera quickly ducked away and we didn’t see the beat down, but the cop grabbing one kid by the throat was pretty entertaining as the other cop chased a kid down the tunnel.

This guy hit so many home runs in the first round that when he stepped into the box for the second round, he didn’t even need to swing the bat. He had done more than any other guy could do in 20 outs with just 10.

Lots of talk before with many different interviews. One of the best I saw they asked the guy why wasn’t A-Rod participating in the derby. “I think A-Rod has to get his nails done or something.” The best thing is that it wasn’t even a Boston reporter.

So he decided to take a “few cuts” in round two even though he didn’t have to and wound up hitting another four just for shits and giggles.

All the talk of a New Yankee Stadium makes me want a new Fenway even more. Look as a guy taller than 5′2″, if I’m ever fortunate enough to score tickets I can’t sit comfortably in the Grandstand. Yet if I go to Turner Field in Atlanta and sit in the $10 cheap seats in the third deck, I have all the room in the world. I know it’s never going to happen but it’s nice to think about it.

So in the finals it was Justin Morneau taking on Hamilton.

Morneau hit 5, the last of which was a pretty sweet upper deck shot and after a long, Tyler Perry free commercial break, Josh Hamilton stepped in to see if he could top it. On the line was a donation of $50,000 to the Boys and Girls club. Remember 1999 at Fenway? The winner got a house courtesy of Century 21. Way to really go downhill on your prize MLB.

And Josh Hamilton comes out and totally disappoints. With only three home runs he lost in the finals to Justin Morneau. Remember that Morneau is a former MVP, yeah I didn’t remember that either. At least we don’t have to listen to Joe Morgan anymore.

Had Hamilton just skipped the second round, he could have used those four and won 7-5. Oh well. Entertaining to watch all the same. Best part during the check ceremony the corporate jackass calls Justin Morneau Jason. Way to embarrass yourself on National TV. HA!!!